Let me start from the beginning and it's going to be a bit long winded but It will be worth it.
Trust. I really don't even know how to start because I feel like the happiest luckiest little lady in the world, and the be able to put this all into words, and to put the entire experience into words is just crazy!! Because I just am in Shock! Brian is so tricky!
The engagement:
Brian had a whole plan, he is so tricky. I was completely oblivious because of course I was to excited about my own adventures for the weekend, Boston, Fenway, DMB and JILLIAN! Since Brian decided he wasn't going to be able to go to Boston with me to see the show... I assumed he didn't want to go because of his avoidance of all things RED SOX, or was it because he is allergic to Fenway (which I think he really believes because I can't get that boy to Fenway to save my soul..)... but you can't help who you love, and I took the weekend with Jillian because I will never pass up a weekend with my lover.
I'll admit, I felt really bad leaving CT without Brian coming with me.. But he continued to assure me that it was ok, he didn't really want to go, he didn't want to spend a lot of money, and he had a weekend of table refinishing ahead of him (there's a picture of this I promise)... so it was ok to go and to have a good time with Jillian..done and done.. :o)
Boston was amazingly fun. Jillian and Hope greeted me and kept me entertained the entire time... they were chatting me up the entire weekend, I was relaxed and happy, I kept saying gosh this weekend really couldn't get any better! The weather was AMAZING. Right when I got to Jill's apartment, we had a few drinks and sat in the living room to catch up, typically as with girls our age with boyfriends, the conversation turned into our wonderful boyfriends, we all talked about their lives and our futures... I honestly thought I was being SUPER annoying talking about it, and I didn't want to sound like I was expecting it, or that talking about how excited I was for Mexico, and how I thought that mayyyyybeeee Brian might propose there was the only thing I think about.. but they seemed SOOO interested in my answers, so i answered all their silly questions.. I had noooooo idea why they were realllly so interested...
We'd had enough of our living room chatter, and decided it was time to head downtown to meet up with Katie & Co for dinner... We had a realllly great dinner, and let me say, restaurants and bars in Boston play THE BEST music ever!... and right before we left I ran to run the bathroom, god knowwwss I have one drink and my bladder goes on strike,... When I came back to the table it was oddly quiet, and I remember thinking that I maybe I had toilet paper stuck in my shoe or a piece of lettuce in my teeth and maybe no one wanted to tell me?? (see how paranoid I can get.. haha) but those little tricksters Jillian and Hope spilled the beans to everyone every time I turned around, and so they had been talking about me... but they are forgiven because it was in a good way!
Jillian and I departed dinner and headed off to Fenway for the concert, we had amazing seats, the concert was spectacular and we were having a blast! We played imaginary instruments, we danced, we sang, we had an all together amazing evening. I honestly thought when we left Fenway that there was NO way that life could get any better.... (boy was I wrong)
We got home and passed out after meeting up with Hope, Katie, Jared, Chip and Co at another fun establishment who played fannnnntastic tunes... When we woke up Jillian mentioned that she had to work at like 1:30 so she was kicking me out soon... We walked to a wonderful little breakfast nook where I had thhheee most delicious bagel egg and cheese of my life and walked home... I was starting to get sad because I really didn't want to leave, and I was trying to delay it as long as possible, but I also didn't want to Jill to be late, and everytime I started to get going, we'd end up sitting back down and chatting some more... so finally I went up to her room, and grabbed my stuff, and agggain, Jill and Hope came to stall some more, Hope said she wanted to see pictures of what Brian looked like, and wanted to show me pictures of her boyfriend Bob on facebook (and who am I to say no to a little Facebook procrastination?)...
Finally I was like ok Jill you have to let me leave because I don't want you to be late!
So we BOTH get into our separate cars and drive away; I was super sad to leave, but she drove by me talking on her cell phone waving, and I felt much better... And I was excited to get home Take a Nap and then write my paper and then have cake for Sara's birthday..........
I called Brian just as I was leaving Boston and told him to expect me in Plainville around 3, so if he wanted to come over for dinner and cake he can come over anytime after that. Of course he said sure.. and i told him hurry because I wanted to hang out with him!
flash forward two hours...
When I pulled in the driveway I saw my mom and dad and they were walking over to my aunts to get chairs for later... of course I explained to them in a calm and loving manner that I was to tired to help... (calm and loving, calm and loving)
As I was walking up to the house my yelled back, "oh yea, you got a package in the mail, its on the table"
hmmmm A package? was it my contacts? I only ordered them two days ago....
And then I saw it... sitting on the table...a beautiful box.. wrapped in silver and black paper... my first thought? Brian bought me a BUNNY! until I saw the little post it... "amy open when you first get home"
I opened the first box, and I pretty much knew what was going on... inside this big box was tissue paper, and another smaller box, wrapped, with another little note... and another little box, and another little note... I was shaking, I was thinking, I'm not sure this is really happening, I was trying not to let myself get worked up because so far there was not little velvet box,... until the last box... (and now I'm thinking, where's brian!??) I opened it and there it was.. a ring box.. and I just stared at it, there was no note on top of this box, and it was to light to hold one of those velvet ring boxes... so I opened it up, and there was the note, "go to the front door"
Front Door?? I turned around, and there was no one there! and Now I'm seriously confused, because I don't understand what's going on... I yelled out for him, assuming he's hiding somewhere, but nothing... So I went to the bathroom (it was a long drive from boston), and when I came out I saw him creeping up the porch...
I yelled "Brian! what are you doing!?" and he jumped about 3 feet in the air, I pulled him down, and told him to come inside and tell me what was going on!.... (I was so happy to see him... where was his car? what's really going on?)
He came inside, I was so nervous I started talking a lot and fast, It's kind of blurry, but the next thing I know he just had the most wonderful look on his face, with a big huge smile, and he said, "STOP".... got down on one knee... and asked me to marry him.....
and ... I said YES!!!!
The rest of the afternoon was a big blurr of phone calls, and hugs and happy tears... and every so often I'd get a chance to catch Brian's eye, and we'd just smile at each other, because this is something that we both know is sooo right, and we can't wait to spend the rest of our lives together.....
Unreal, unbelievable, and so excited!
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